IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C ) No.37738 of 2025 Santosh Kumar Pani …. Petitioner Mr. N. Rath, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha & Others …. Opposite Parties Mr.C.K. Pradhan, AGA. COROM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No ORDER 07.05.2026 1. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Mode. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition inter alia with the following prayer: The Petitioner, therefore most humbly prays that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased Admit the Writ application, to issue rule Nisi calling upon the opposite parties to show cause as to why the prayers made hereunder be not allowed, upon showing insufficient cause/no cause made the said Rule absolute, Issue writ/writs in the nature of 1. Mandamus directing the opp. parties to sanction Time Bound Advancement Scale of pay (TBA) by calculating 15 years of service from the date of his initial date of joining as Field Assistant in the light of the implementation order dtd. 19.04.2023 under Annexure-9 in compliance with the order passed by this Hon'ble Court dtd. 12.12.2022 p. 2 p. 2 in WPC(OA) No.1945 of 2018 in the case of Satrughna Sarangi by declaring impugned order dtd. 08.01.2024 under arbitrary. Annexure 13 issued by opp.party no.2 to be illegal, contumacious, and discriminatory and accordingly the same be quashed. ii. The Hon'ble Court may be further pleased to direct the opposite parties to extend the consequential financial benefits in favour of the petitioner by calculating 15 years of service from the date of his initial date of joining as Field Assistant. iii. And/or may pass such other writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions as this Hon’ble Court may think fit and proper for the ends of justice. And for this act of kindness the Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray. 4. It is contended by the learned counsel appearing for the Parties that the issue involved in the present case is covered by the order passed today in WP (C ) No.144 of 2026. 5. Considering the submissions made, this Court while quashing the impugned order dt.08.01.2024 so passed by Opp.Party No.2 under Annexure-13, dispose of the Writ Petition in the light of the light of the order passed today in W.P.(C ) No.144 of 2026 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge sangita